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Vinay, That paper is seriously flawed for a number of reasons. JAMA editorial quality has fallen down a deep hole somewhere. But Topol is worse than that -- having run into this for many, many years now, he has a history of being all bluster, no brains. Always recites the required state diktat. One of the most dangerous "experts" out there that I know.

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"It is concerning to me that the media so frequently quotes someone who is not reading papers in a detailed way. The real reason the public is misinformed is because we have a crisis where many doctors, even those with long titles, do not read papers at a high level."

That is not the real reason. The reason that the public is misinformed is that the media will not quote doctors (or researchers) who read such papers in a detailed way. So if a researcher wants to be quoted by the media, he/she will make sure to read it superficially and come to the conclusion that the media likes.

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